Robert (choreographer)

Robert (choreographer) Biography

Robert is a south Indian choreographer who makes appearance onscreen for his choreographed film songs. He has also portrayed a few character roles including some grey shaded ones. Pavalakodi (2003), Maaran (2002) and Dancer (2004) are among his noted appearances onscreen as an actor. He started his acting career as a child artist in the early 1990s and played Mammooty's son in Tamil movie, Azhagan (1991). Robert won the Vijay Award for Best Choreographer for his work in "Love Panlamma?" of Podaa Podi (2012). He has also received Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Villain for the antagonist’s role in the Tamil movie, Dancer in 2004.

Robert was born and brought up in Chennai. He started his career as a child artist in the early 1990s with the Tamil movies. His elder sister Alphonsa is known for her item numbers in Rajinikant’s Basha and Vikram-starrer Dil. She has also done supporting roles in a few Tamil movies. The siblings had to face a lot of legal troubles, following the death of Alphonsa’s boy friend’s death in 2012. Vinod was an upcoming actor of Tamil who was in a live-in relationship with Alphonsa and his suicide directly landed Robert and Alphonsa into legal troubles. Robert is currently in relationship with actress Vanitha Vijayakumar and they are to announce their wedding date soon. Vanitha is the daughter of star couple Vijayakumar and late Manjula. It is Vanitha’s third marriage. The couple planning to start a production house soon.

As an adult actor, Robert started with doing negative roles most and once bagged State award for best villain as well. Robert regularly appears in movie songs and a few of his popular appearances include - "Chennai City Gangster" of Vanakkam Chennai and "Padapadakkudhu Maname" of Moondru Per Moondru Kadal in the recent times.

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Updated: July 08, 2014